NHTSA — Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

3.0

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
47,000 miles

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2005 Lexus IS 300 engine problems

engine problem

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2005 Lexus IS 300 Owner Comments

problem #1

Apr 012012

IS 300 6-cyl

  • 47,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Coasting into a parking spot, my foot not on the gas, the car took off. I had to slam my foot on the brake and with the help of the parking spot stopper the car stopped. The car felt like it was going to go over the stopper.

- Boca Raton, FL, USA

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